How Many People Are Named Velta?
An estimated 245 people in the United States have the first name Velta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Velta peaked in popularity in 1927 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Velta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Velta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Velta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
245
About 1 in 1,398,997 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1927
36 births
Total Registered
1,113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Velta
Velta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,113 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Velta as a female name
Ranked #6,592 in 1969
7 female births in 1969
Peak: 1927 (36 births)
Velta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Velta span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 303 babies were registered. Velta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Velta by Decade
How has Velta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Velta by State
Birth registrations for Velta span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri. The lowest are in Texas, Kansas, Illinois. On average, about 28 Veltas were registered per state.
Velta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Velta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Velta
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Velta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Velta?
We estimate approximately 245 people named Velta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,398,997 Americans share this first name.
Is Velta a common name?
Velta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Velta most popular?
Velta reached peak popularity in 1927, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Velta is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Velta a female name?
Velta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Velta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Velta Smith, Velta Johnson, Velta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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